ENN108355 - Gray's Close 2015 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7247 4564 (49m by 41m)
Civil Parish PAULERSPURY
Unitary Authority West Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)

Date

May 2015

Description

{1} Archaeological excavation found 12th-mid 13th century boundary ditches, pits and postholes, reverting agriculture in the mid-13th century and becoming pasture in the mid-14th century. Later ridge and furrow remained as earthworks across the site. [Archived under ENN107894]

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Report: Kidd, B.. 2016. Archaeological mitigation on land at Gray’s Close, Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, March 2015. Museum of London Arch. (MOLA) Fieldwork Reports. 16/42. MOLA.
  • <2> Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2017. South Midlands Archaeology (47). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 47. CBA. p. 43.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument)
  • Probable medieval closes (Monument)

Record last edited

Oct 14 2026 12:25PM

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